Seodaemun Prison

During the period from 1910 to 1945 Korea was under Japanese colonial rule and Seodaemun Prison was a site of incarceration, interrogation, torture and execution of Korean independence fighters. It is therefore no wonder that a gigantic Korean flag now adorns the side of one of the prison's main buildings and that a number of our Korean friends don't want to visit the site. Although the weather had warmed, the prison was dark and cold.